Mathematics in Philosophy

Selected Essays

Charles Parsons - Collection Philosophy

366 pages, parution le 17/08/2005

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"This volume can be regarded as a celebration of Parsons' work in the philosophy of mathematics...No review can do justice to the wealth of insights it contains."
Journal of Symbolic Logic

This important book by a major American philosopher brings together eleven essays treating problems in logic and the philosophy of mathematics. A common point of view, that mathematical thought is central to our thought in general, underlies the essays. In his introduction, Parsons articulates that point of view and relates it to past and recent discussions of the foundations of mathematics.

Mathematics in Philosophy is divided into three parts. Ontology-the question of the nature and extent of existence assumptions in mathematics-is the subject of Part One and recurs elsewhere. Part Two consists of essays on two important historical figures, Kant and Frege, and one contemporary, W.V. Quine. Part Three contains essays on the three interrelated notions of set, class, and truth.

L'auteur - Charles Parsons

Charles Parsons is Edgar Pierce Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University. He is the author of On Constructive Interpretation of Predicative Mathematics.

Sommaire

Preface
Preface to the Cornell Paperbacks Edition
Introduction
Mathematics, Logic, and Ontology
Interpretations
Sets, Classes, and Truth
Bibliography
Index

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Éditeur(s)	Cornell University Press
Auteur(s)	Charles Parsons
Collection	Philosophy
Parution	17/08/2005
Nb. de pages	366
Format	15 x 22,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	512g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780801489815
ISBN13	978-0-8014-8981-5